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English village votes to ‘secede’ from U.K. over asylum centre plan

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English village votes to ‘secede’ from U.K. over asylum centre plan

An English village of around 350 people announced on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) that a vast majority of residents had voted yes in an “independence referendum” staged to protest plans to house over 1,200 migrants in a nearby facility. Piddington in central England, 25 kilometres (15 miles) from the university city of Oxford, has grabbed…

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Rishi Sunak’s Controversial Rwanda Migrant Bill Passed After UK Parliament Marathon

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Rishi Sunak’s Controversial Rwanda Migrant Bill Passed After UK Parliament Marathon

Rwanda scheme has been beset by legal challenges since it was first proposed in 2022. Controversial UK government plans for deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda cleared their final hurdle on Monday, after a marathon tussle between the upper and lower chambers of parliament lasting late into the night.  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his ruling…

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